When I first started working out with Diana, I had taken an embarrassingly long hiatus from working out (like years). I was terrified, yet excited and committed to get back in. However, I had never really been a "lifting weights" person. In my fitter years I was more into yoga and barre classes. But with the research I had done, I felt I needed to weight train for long term health benefits and to build up my muscles that had been on vacation for way too long...and hey, Diana and the SuperSlow technique claimed that you only needed to do this for 20-30 minutes, once/week to get results...sounded way too good to be true, but worth a try. After my first workout, I was in love. They are not kidding when they say this is "SuperSlow." You work so slow and so hard and so heavy that your muscles burn in a way I had never experienced before. And the high, invigoration and endorphin rush you feel afterwards is incredibl...and later, it turns into a relaxing fatigue that makes you sleep like a baby. But still it was difficult for me to believe that once a week of this would be enough to make a real difference. Well I was wrong...in less than 3 months I needed to buy new clothes because they were getting too big! And shortly after that people starting noticing that I had more definition in my arms and legs...and my boyfriend said he could really see a change in my butt...well need I say more! I WAS ADDICTED!
Enough about SuperSlow, now let's talk about Diana. It's been almost 2 years now, and I can't imagine my life without my Diana workouts. She is so knowledgeable about what she does and her passion for it is so obvious. The workout never gets easier (Diana makes sure of that :), but over time certain things relating to your mind/body connection will click in a different way for you, actually allowing you to work even harder and deeper...which makes it even more rewarding. First and foremost, Diana is concerned about your safety. She will explain to you that injury is less likely with SuperSlow than in many other workouts...because you are lifting the weights so "slowly," it incorporates a stretch and does not allow you to use any momentum. Still, as I do, you may have certain tendencies or history of injuries that require special care and attention during your workouts. For me, I have ongoing issues with my neck and low back that I see a chiropractor for. And this is where Diana's expertise really shines through. She finds ways to tailor my workouts to these issues without compromising the intensity (and constantly checks in with me from week to week to make sure I do not have any changes in my health that require additional modifications). Also, she is on me during my entire session to make sure I am maintaining proper form and feeling good. Nothing I have done in my sessions with Diana has ever aggravated my injuries, which my chiropractor is amazed by given the intensity of these workouts...he always says "your trainer must be really amazing, knowledgeable, attentive and caring." And I say, "SHE IS!" In fact, I've even been having less issues with my low back overall since I've been working with Diana, so I know I am in the best hands. And on top of that, she is just so motivating. She makes you want to excel and compete with yourself. She is the perfect combination of warmth, care and kicking your butt...and she is very in tune with where you are and what you need most at any given time. She knows what you might need to motivate and get you going one week, might be different from what you need the next. And as much as I may be addicted to my workouts, I am human...and there are weeks where I really don't feel like going...I may be going through something emotionally, may have gotten too little sleep, may be feeling weak, may be overwhelmed and busy with other things in my life or may just feel "off" and not in the mood...but I have my appointment, so and I show up...and EVERY single time I am grateful that I did because I ALWAYS feel a thousand times better than I did before I walked in...and many of those times, I end up having some of my strongest workouts ever (how does she get that out of me on those days?)
So if your still reading this very long review, I hope you realize you owe it to yourself to call Diana right now and set up your consultation. The best way for me to sum it up is this...Unfortunately, I have been unemployed for the last 4 months, I have been struggling a bit financially and have been looking to cut expenses wherever I can...and some may say the responsible thing to do would be to take a break from my private sessions with Diana....but I just can't give it up....it's what keeps me going physically as well as mentally...and many people in my life have seen the positive changes in me since I began and agree....so I sacrifice other things to figure it out. Thank you Diana! read more